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The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) has welcomed Lorraine Larman as its new Master following her installation ceremony on 19 April at St Olave’s Church in the City. She takes over the mantle from former Master Jim Melvin.
Larman has worked in the service industry for 35 years and has been a dedicated member of the WCEC for the past 12 years, specialising in compliance and health and safety in environmental cleaning. Among her varied representations in the cleaning industry, Larman was a Board member of the British Institute of Cleaning Science; she has also been instrumental in helping to draft the infrastructure of and implement the Chartered Practitioners’ Register, which is facilitated by the WCEC. The latter affords chartership to environmental cleaners all over the world.
As the new WCEC Master, Larman says she looks forward to a year of collaboration with the WCEC Court and members, with a focus on openness. She also intends to encourage a more corporate approach, with an emphasis on organising procedures and streamlining processes for the benefit of WCEC members.
Larman has been working closely with No Going Back, a charity supporting people from prison to employment, with which the WCEC has strong links. Bringing people back to the community through rehabilitation, training, opportunity and social support, are efforts that she truly believes in; she plans to continue building on the livery’s initiatives in this regard.
She also advocates for the development of existing cleaning and hygiene professionals. By encouraging a ‘back to basics’ approach, empowering through training and compliance, it makes strong foundations for businesses to thrive. This process only succeeds through people, and this is where the WCEC can play a positive role in supporting the talent of the cleaning industry.
Larman is also keen to encourage new and younger membership, confirming that the WCEC is for everyone, not just the older generation.
Looking ahead to her tenure at the helm of the WCEC, Larman said: “I am honoured to be appointed Master and represent the WCEC as such. I am an example of how with the right training and support, one can start at the very bottom, with a dream and hard work, and attain credibility as the founder of a successful business and enjoy senior membership of esteemed institutions. Through the WCEC’s resource, guidance and support for Chartership, we can encourage and facilitate similar paths for others.”
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